Calamus

There is more than one artist using this name: 1.) German groove based Stoners. Calamus arrived brandishing a 1997 demo ‘Justanothersweettrip’, debuting commercially with the track ‘Alone’ featured on an Aberration fanzine compilation CD of 1998. Later that year an EP, ‘Road Trax’, was released through the small Unwucht label. The following year proved industrious for the band, issuing their ‘High Drive’ album and a split 7” with DUSTER 69, restricted to 333 red vinyl copies, through the Daredevil label.

Vocalist Ralf Burkart and guitarist Jens also had a side project BLACKTOP which featured on the Daredevil ‘Burn The Street Vol. 1’ compilation album.

CALAMUS had their second album, ‘These Days’, issued by the infamous I Used To Fuck People Like You In Prison label in 2001. Berserker Records would keep the momentum going with a split 7” shared with Americans Slow Horse, CALAMUS covering a SLOW HORSE track and vice versa.

2.) A Spanish medieval musical ensamble, sometimes identified as The Eduardo Paniagua Group. They are best known for their recordings of Arab-Andalusian music of the 12th to 15th centuries.